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Largest German population, New Jersey counties · 2020

New Jersey counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Ocean County, NJNJ673,74688,979−15%

02Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03573,897−14%

03Bergen County, NJNJ977,02672,043−20%

04Burlington County, NJNJ481,43970,900−19%

05Morris County, NJNJ524,25166,456−14%

06Camden County, NJNJ535,79965,007−22%

07Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63855,544−14%

08Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33548,679−28%

09Mercer County, NJNJ399,28935,678−16%

10Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65733,019−12%

11Union County, NJNJ601,86329,719−24%

12Somerset County, NJNJ356,48629,544−27%

13Essex County, NJNJ896,37928,923−20%

14Sussex County, NJNJ148,06327,044−29%

15Passaic County, NJNJ531,62426,694−24%

16Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78125,113−16%

17Warren County, NJNJ112,95323,344−7%

18Hudson County, NJNJ735,03323,157−14%

19Cape May County, NJNJ93,39017,349−25%

20Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14814,438−27%

21Salem County, NJNJ66,28011,758−22%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS